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2. Kidney failure - Wikipedia

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   Acute kidney injuries can be present on top of chronic kidney disease, a condition called acute-on-chronic kidney failure (AoCRF). The acute part of AoCRF may be reversible, and the goal of treatment, as with AKI, is to return the person to baseline kidney function, typically measured by serum creatinine .

3. Chronic kidney disease - Wikipedia

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   Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a type of long-term kidney disease, ... Differentiating CKD from acute kidney injury (AKI) is important because AKI can be reversible ...

4. Nephrotic syndrome - Wikipedia

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   The treatment of kidney damage may reverse or delay the progression of the disease. [44] Kidney damage is treated by prescribing drugs: Corticosteroids : the result is a decrease in proteinuria and the risk of infection as well as a resolution of the edema.

5. Kidney disease - Wikipedia

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   Kidney failure is known as the end-stage of kidney disease, where dialysis or a kidney transplant is the only treatment option. Chronic kidney disease is defined as prolonged kidney abnormalities (functional and/or structural in nature) that last for more than three months. [1] Acute kidney disease is now termed acute kidney injury and is ...

6. Acute kidney injury - Wikipedia

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   Acute kidney injury (AKI), previously called acute renal failure (ARF), [1] [2] is a sudden decrease in kidney function that develops within seven days, [3] as shown by an increase in serum creatinine or a decrease in urine output, or both.

7. Analgesic nephropathy - Wikipedia

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   Data from Switzerland, for example, demonstrated a decline in the prevalence of analgesic nephropathy among people with end-stage kidney disease, from 28% in 1981 to 12% in 1990. [4] An autopsy study performed in Switzerland suggested that the prevalence of analgesic nephropathy in the general population has likewise decreased; the prevalence ...